The Tricity Derby () is the name given to football matches between Arka Gdynia and Lechia Gdańsk, the two biggest teams in the Tricity area in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The derby splits the Tricity area, with Arka representing Gdynia, the northern part of the Tricity, while Lechia represent Gdańsk which covers the southern part of the Tricity.
The first meeting between the two clubs was in 1964, and has been contested a total of 48 times since then. Despite both teams having featured in the Ekstraklasa throughout their history, the first meeting between the two teams in the top flight happened in 2008. Lechia have been the more successful of the two teams, winning 19 of the contests compared to Arka's 12.
Club head-to-head
Comparison of Arka and LechiaArka GdyniaTeamsLechia Gdańsk1929Year of formation19452Number of Polish Cups won22Number of Polish Super Cups won217Number of seasons in the Ekstraklasa (as of the 2026–27 season)3417 August 1974Ekstraklasa debut20 March 19497thHighest finish in the Ekstraklasa3rd -0Ekstraklasa top goalscorers2 -2European competition appearances 3 - - 19 September 1979European debut14 September 1983 -36Number of seasons in the second tier (as of the 2026–27 season)37 - -1938Second tier debut1946 -I ligaCurrent league (2026–27)I liga - -Stadion MiejskiStadiumPolsat Plus Arena Gdańsk -
All-time results League
No. Date Home team Score Away team League12 September 1964Lechia Gdańsk 2–1Arka GdyniaI liga211 April 1965 Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia Gdańsk315 September 1965Lechia Gdańsk1–2Arka Gdynia411 April 1966Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia Gdańsk517 September 1966Lechia Gdańsk0–0Arka Gdynia623 April 1967Arka Gdynia0–0Lechia Gdańsk718 August 1968Arka Gdynia0–0Lechia GdańskII liga830 March 1969Lechia Gdańsk0–0Arka Gdynia920 August 1972Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia GdańskI liga1025 March 1973Lechia Gdańsk1–1Arka Gdynia111 September 1973Arka Gdynia0–0Lechia Gdańsk127 April 1974Lechia Gdańsk0–1Arka Gdynia139 November 1975Lechia Gdańsk1–1Arka Gdynia1422 May 1976Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia Gdańsk1530 October 1983Lechia Gdańsk3–0Arka Gdynia1620 June 1984Arka Gdynia1–4Lechia Gdańsk1712 September 1992Lechia Gdańsk3–0Arka Gdynia1818 April 1993Arka Gdynia0–0Lechia Gdańsk1917 October 1993Arka Gdynia0–0Lechia Gdańsk2029 May 1994Lechia Gdańsk3–2Arka Gdynia2127 August 1994Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia Gdańsk221 April 1995Lechia Gdańsk0–0Arka Gdynia2319 October 1997Arka Gdynia0–3Lechia GdańskII liga2423 May 1998Lechia Gdańsk0–0Arka Gdynia2510 October 2007Lechia Gdańsk0–0Arka GdyniaI liga264 November 2007Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia Gdańsk273 October 2008Arka Gdynia0–1Lechia GdańskEkstraklasa2825 April 2009Lechia Gdańsk2–1Arka Gdynia2931 July 2009Lechia Gdańsk2–1Arka Gdynia3025 November 2009Arka Gdynia1–2Lechia Gdańsk3117 October 2010Lechia Gdańsk1–0Arka Gdynia321 May 2011Arka Gdynia2–2Lechia Gdańsk3330 October 2016Arka Gdynia1–1Lechia Gdańsk3417 April 2017Lechia Gdańsk2–1Arka Gdynia353 November 2017Arka Gdynia0–1Lechia Gdańsk367 April 2018Lechia Gdańsk4–2Arka Gdynia3713 April 2018Arka Gdynia1–2Lechia Gdańsk3827 October 2018Lechia Gdańsk2–1Arka Gdynia392 April 2019Arka Gdynia0–0Lechia Gdańsk4020 October 2019Arka Gdynia2–2Lechia Gdańsk4131 May 2020Lechia Gdańsk4–3Arka Gdynia4224 November 2023Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia GdańskI liga4319 May 2024Lechia Gdańsk2–1Arka Gdynia4424 August 2025Lechia Gdańsk1–0Arka GdyniaEkstraklasa4527 February 2026Arka Gdynia2–2Lechia Gdańsk
Cup competitions
No. Date Home team Score Away team Cup115 September 1993Arka Gdynia1–0Lechia GdańskPolish Cup28 September 2008Arka Gdynia2–0Lechia GdańskEkstraklasa Cup318 November 2008Lechia Gdańsk0–1Arka Gdynia
Top goalscorers No. Name Team Goals1Flávio PaixãoLechia Gdańsk102Jerzy KruszczyńskiLechia Gdańsk63Marcin WachowiczArka Gdynia3Marko VejinovićArka Gdynia35Paweł BuzałaLechia Gdańsk2Mirosław ChodakowskiArka Gdynia2Zygmunt GadeckiArka Gdynia2Mirosław GirućLechia Gdańsk2Marcin KaczmarekLechia Gdańsk2Grzegorz NicińskiArka Gdynia2Marco PaixãoLechia Gdańsk2Karol PiątekLechia Gdańsk2Piotr WiśniewskiLechia Gdańsk2Sławomir PeszkoLechia Gdańsk2Kacper SezonienkoLechia Gdańsk216Henryk KalinowskiArka Gdynia1Bogdan AdamczykLechia Gdańsk1Błażej AugustynLechia Gdańsk1Adrian BłądArka Gdynia1Janusz CharczukLechia Gdańsk1Czesław FilipiakArka Gdynia1Andrzej BaczyńskiArka Gdynia1Wojciech CirkowskiArka Gdynia1Jacek GrembockiLechia Gdańsk1Dominik HofbauerArka Gdynia1Michał JanotaArka Gdynia1Jerzy KasalikLechia Gdańsk1Tadas LabukasArka Gdynia1Ivans LukjanovsLechia Gdańsk1Michał MarcjanikArka Gdynia1Adam MięcielArka Gdynia1Grzegorz MotykaLechia Gdańsk1Michał NalepaArka Gdynia1Damian NawrocikArka Gdynia1Paweł NowakLechia Gdańsk1Emil NollArka Gdynia1Janusz OrczykowskiLechia Gdańsk1Wojciech SobczakArka Gdynia1Artur SobiechLechia Gdańsk1Mateusz SzwochArka Gdynia1Andrzej SzybalskiArka Gdynia1Waldemar TandeckiArka Gdynia1Piotr TomeckiArka Gdynia1Przemysław TrytkoArka Gdynia1Steven VitóriaLechia Gdańsk1Luka VučkoLechia Gdańsk1Edmund WierzyńskiLechia Gdańsk1Sławomir WojciechowskiLechia Gdańsk1Jakub ZabłockiLechia Gdańsk1Robert ZinkoArka Gdynia1Łukasz ZwolińskiLechia Gdańsk1Dariusz ŻurawArka Gdynia1Luka ZarandiaArka Gdynia1Enrique EsquedaArka Gdynia1Alassane SidibeArka Gdynia1Camilo MenaLechia Gdańsk1Dawid KurminowskiLechia Gdańsk1Oskar KubiakArka Gdynia1Marc NavarroArka Gdynia1Ivan ZhelizkoLechia Gdańsk1
Hat-tricks
No. Name Date Team Score League1Jerzy Kruszczyński30 October 1983Lechia Gdańsk3–0I liga2Jerzy Kruszczyński20 June 1984Lechia Gdańsk1–4I liga3Flávio Paixão7 April 2018Lechia Gdańsk4–2Ekstraklasa4Flávio Paixão31 May 2020Lechia Gdańsk4–3Ekstraklasa
Players who played for both clubs
Zygmunt Gadecki Arkadiusz Bieńkowski Stanisław Jarząbek Zbigniew Żemojtel Jerzy Licbarski Jan Erlich Stanisław Burzyński Waldemar Bajer Andrzej Głownia Andrzej Kaczmarek Zbigniew Kupcewicz Zbigniew Pisula Tomasz Korynt Mirosław Tłokiński Henryk Kliszewicz Janusz Kupcewicz Andrzej Głąbiński Bogusław Kaczmarek Stefan Kliński Tadeusz Krystyniak Andrzej Bikiewicz Tadeusz Hennig Waldemar Majcher Ryszard Szewczyk Jarosław Wiśniewski Jerzy Jabłoński Janusz Możejko Dariusz Raczyński Andrzej Wydrowski Marek Kowalczyk Andrzej Golecki Mirosław Krajewski Marek Ziółkowski Tomasz Unton Robert Wilk Waldemar Stachowiak Dariusz Gładyś Piotr Filipik Maciej Kalkowski Sławomir Pietkiewicz Marek Piątek Piotr Burlikowski Sebastian Władacz Maciej Lewna Adam Merchut Michał Smarzyński Marcin Pudysiak Marcin Kaliński Mariusz Radoń Karol Piątek Krzysztof Pilarz Krzysztof Rusinek Zbigniew Kobus Michał Chamera Krzysztof Brede Kamil Biecke Piotr Kasperkiewicz Damian Rysiewski Łukasz Zwoliński Aleksander Jagiełło Michał Żebrakowski Juliusz Letniowski Omran Haydary Bolesław Kukliński
Managers who managed both clubs
Czesław Bartolik Tadeusz Foryś Henryk Serafin Piotr Nierychło Edward Brzozowski Grzegorz Polakow Jerzy Słaboszowski Marian Geszke Janusz Pekowski Jerzy Jastrzębowski Bogusław Kaczmarek Andrzej Bikiewicz Stanisław Stachura
Local impact
The Tricity derby has big impact on the local region with many teams fans having an allegiance with one of the two teams.
Arka Gdynia has sympathisers from Wisła Tczew, Kaszubia Kościerzyna, Gryf Wejherowo, Orkan Rumia, MKS Władysławowo, Orlęta Reda, Stolem Gniewino, Piast Człuchów and Zatoka Puck. The fans also have a friendship with fans of Gwardia Koszalin in the neighboring West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Lechia Gdańsk has friendships and/or sympathisers from Chojniczanka Chojnice, Bytovia Bytów, Gryf Słupsk, Pomezania Malbork, Czarni Pruszcz Gdański, KP Starogard Gdański, Unia Tczew, Wierzyca Pelplin and Olimpia Sztum.
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